Ha Long women 'roll up their skirts' to run after the shadow

TPO - Within the framework of the Bang Ca Village Festival 2025, women from 4 communes wore their traditional ethnic costumes to participate in a friendly soccer match with enthusiastic cheers from the audience outside the field.

March 2, 2025 | 07:44

TPO - Within the framework of the Bang Ca Village Festival 2025, women from 4 communes wore their traditional ethnic costumes to participate in a friendly soccer match with enthusiastic cheers from the audience outside the field.

Video of the 2025 Bang Ca Village Women's Football Tournament from above.

Bang Ca Village Festival 2025 takes place over 3 days with many exciting activities, the highlight of which is the Open Women's Football Friendly Tournament taking place over 2 days on February 28 and March 1, attracting a large number of people to cheer.

The tournament brings together 4 "four-team" teams from 4 communes of Ha Long City, Quang Ninh province, including the host team Bang Ca and guest teams from 3 surrounding communes: Tan Dan, Dan Chu, and Quang La.

According to the Organizing Committee, all 4 teams are "reluctant female athletes" gathered and trained quickly to join the commune's soccer team to compete in friendly matches.

Notably, before entering the field, the female players all wear skirts, shoes, socks and head scarves according to the traditional costumes of their ethnic group.

Most of the women participating in the football team are married and have not yet mastered their skills, but with their love for football and the desire to promote their nation's image, they still give the audience their best match.

Fierce ball fights took place right on the field between players of both teams. Many times the girls were so busy chasing the ball that they "forgot" to fight with their own teammates.

In order not to miss the opportunity when having the ball, many women "roll up their skirts" to run after the ball.

Along the sidelines, the hastily elected "Head Coaches" are usually village chiefs or social and cultural officials or the husbands of female players on the field. They constantly direct and change tactics to help their teams quickly score goals against the opposing team.

Sometimes the referee has to temporarily stop the match midway because "spectators" wander onto the field.

The women's football friendly tournament attracted hundreds of locals and tourists who sat around to watch the girls in the field perform their dribbling moves.

They stayed from the beginning to the end of the match and continuously smiled happily at the skillful dribbling and unexpected attacks of the female players.

Among these spectators were the husbands and relatives of the female players who also put aside their housework to come to the stadium to cheer.

Unlike professional football tournaments, the dirt field in the Thanh Y Dao Ethnic Reserve has no grass. Every time they fight, dust from the airport grounds rises up, but the women still "fight left and right" without fear of falls that can cause scratches on their limbs.

After a series of attacks and disputes, the female players finally put the ball into the opponent's net.

They celebrate victory

After the tense moments of dispute on the field, the sisters laughed and joked with each other because winning or losing was not important. They played because of their passion for the round ball and the desire to attract spectators who were tourists from far away to visit, explore and experience the cultural space of the people here.

Quoc Nam

Source: https://tienphong.vn/chi-em-phu-nu-ha-long-xan-vay-chay-duoi-theo-bong-post1721531.tpo